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Brown v. Topeka
Board of Education

J-710F


     

Explore with your students the groundbreaking 1954 Supreme Court school desegregation case, Brown v. Topeka Board of Education, which overturned the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson doctrine of “separate but equal” facilities for the races and opened the door for the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Eight critical primary source documents — such as U.S. District and Supreme Court plaintiff exhibits, expert testimony, and rulings; editorial excerpts from the nation’s press; and The Southern Manifesto, help clarify the constitutional, political, and social implications of segregation — particularly school segregation – in America both before and after the Brown decision. Historian: Robyn Hallowell Griswold. The contents of this Focus Jackdaw feature:

Support Materials

  • Illustrated Broadsheet Essay
  • Timeline
  • Critical Thinking Questions
  • Recommended Reading List
  • Annotated map

Historical Documents

  • Excerpt of Charles Sumner’s argument in the case of Roberts v. the City of Boston, 1849
  • Plaintiff exhibits in the U.S. District Court case of Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, 1953
  • Complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in the case of Brown et. al. v. Topeka Board of Education, 1951
  • Expert testimony by Dr. Kenneth Clark on the psychological effects of school segregation, 1952
  • U.S. Supreme Court documents: Opinion of the Court in Brown et. al. v. Topeka Board of Education et. al. and congratulatory note sent to Chief Justice Warren, 1954
  • Editorial excerpts from the nation’s press on the Court’s ruling, 1954
  • U.S. Supreme Court order to implement its ruling in the case of Brown et. al. v. Topeka Board of Education et. al., 1955
  • The Southern Manifesto, taken from the Congressional Record, 1956



 

 


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